Australian surfers Mick Fanning and Julian Wilson, both finalists in the J-Bay Open before a shark attack brought the event to a close on Sunday, have split the winner’s purse. Fanning was attacked by a Great White Shark while competing in the final heats, emerging shaken but unscathed. The event was put on hold, with the World Surf League announcing that the two had acceded to taking a joint second ranking in points for the fixture, and would split the prize money. Fanning was … [Read more...] about Shark attack halts J-Bay Open – videos
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Local Surfers Surf to Gold
The Billabong Madibaz surfing team claimed the overall team trophy for the first time in three years at the University Sport South Africa tournament hosted by the NMMU George campus at Victoria Bay on Friday. The Port Elizabeth surfers dominated the men's division, taking their fourth consecutive win in the three-day competition, while the women snatched a close second behind a very strong Varsity College outfit. Defending champion Jean du Plessis did well to finish second in the men's … [Read more...] about Local Surfers Surf to Gold
Madibaz surfers set to defend national title
The Billabong Madibaz men's surfing team are preparing to defend their title at the University Sport South Africa tournament hosted by the NMMU George campus at Victoria Bay from June 24 to 26. Team captain Scott Lenton said his surfers were in highly competitive form and expected nothing less than total domination in the national student competition. "This year we also want to clinch the women's team and overall team divisions," said Lenton. The Madibaz are determined to wrest the … [Read more...] about Madibaz surfers set to defend national title
Du Plessis surfs crest of the wave at Ussa event
Billabong Madibaz's Jean du Plessis was on the crest of the wave after winning the men's title at the University Sport South Africa surfing competition at Victoria Bay near George recently. The 21-year-old quantity surveying student's performance also helped the Port Elizabeth-based campus to the overall men's crown in the three-day Surfing South Africa sanctioned event, which culminated on June 27. The University of Cape Town's Daniel Wilson and Varsity College's Wade Simkiss made up the … [Read more...] about Du Plessis surfs crest of the wave at Ussa event
Local student surfers off to Victoria Bay
The Billabong Madibaz surfing team will have a score to settle when they take on some of South Africa's best in their own backyard during next week's University Sport South Africa (Ussa) tournament. Seven of the country's top surfing universities will battle it out from June 25 to 27 on some of the most epic waves that only Victoria Bay – just a stone's throw from the NMMU George campus – can dish up. The institution's Port Elizabeth-based team has dominated this longstanding tournament … [Read more...] about Local student surfers off to Victoria Bay
Local Surfers clean up in Jeffreys Bay
Matt McGillivray from Jeffreys Bay won the U17 Boys division at the Hurley SA Junior Champs which wrapped up today at Lower Point in Jeffreys Bay. Matt was on top form throughout the event and tied up the win with an incredible 9-point ride that saw him claim victory in the perfect waves of Jeffreys Bay. Kai Woolf from Jeffreys Bay won the U13 Girls division at the Hurley SA Junior Champs at Lower Point in Jeffreys Bay. Kai also won the Oakley Highest Heat Score Award and The Hurley … [Read more...] about Local Surfers clean up in Jeffreys Bay
McGillivray scores 9.5 on giant Jeffreys Bay wave
The cream of South Africa's surfing talent aged 17-and-under are charging giant two to three metre walls of water pouring down the iconic Lower Point in Jeffreys Bay on Day 4 of the Hurley SA Junior Champs today. The powerful swell, with a 15 second interval and groomed to perfection by strong offshore winds, is providing a dramatic stage for the competitors, several not yet teenagers, who are posting near perfect scores as they catch the triple-overhead tubular waves and perform massive … [Read more...] about McGillivray scores 9.5 on giant Jeffreys Bay wave
SA Junior Surfing Champs
The legendary waves of Jeffreys Bay will provide the battlefield for the country's top young surfers as they compete for coveted team and individual national titles, green blazers and specialty awards in the Hurley SA Junior Champs at the Mecca of South African surfing next week. Scheduled for 25-29 September, the 17th annual edition of this premier Surfing South Africa (SSA) event features the best 17-and-under surfers who have qualified via cutthroat selection trials for their respective … [Read more...] about SA Junior Surfing Champs
PE’s Johnny Bakker to manage SA Junior Surfing Team
The vice-president of Surfing South Africa, Johnny Bakker, announced that top Eastern Cape surfers, Dylan Lightfoot and Gina Smith, will be captaining the 2013 South African Junior Surfing team as they head to Nicaragua next month. Here they will compete in the 2013 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, a prestigious surfing event that is regarded as the "Olympics" of junior surfing. Dylan Lightfoot and Gina Smith, selected as captain and vice-captain respectively, were honoured with these … [Read more...] about PE’s Johnny Bakker to manage SA Junior Surfing Team
Port Elizabeth Surfer in top World Surfing Games Team
Mossel Bay surfer, Shaun Joubert, led team South Africa to overall team honours on the final day of the 2013 ISA World Surfing Championship in Santa Catalina, Panama over the weekend. Team South Africa, which comprised of two surfers from the Eastern Province in St Francis' Dale Staples and Port Elizabeth Surfer Faye Zoetmulder, are the new 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games Team Champions. The team included Mike February, Davey Brand and Tanika Hoffman all from the Western Cape with Jeffreys … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth Surfer in top World Surfing Games Team
Local Surfer off to World Surfing Games in Panama
The six member South African surfing team, which includes two Eastern Cape surfers, leaves on Monday for the 2013 ISA World Surfing Games in Santa Catalina, Panama. Included in the team is St Francis Bay surfer Dale Staples and Port Elizabeth's Faye Zoetmulder who were recently awarded their national colours at a presentation function in Jeffreys Bay with World Masters surfing champion Greg Emslie, of East London, as the guest of honour. The team will be managed by Etienne Venter of Jeffreys … [Read more...] about Local Surfer off to World Surfing Games in Panama
Local Surfer off to Panama to represent South Africa
Two Eastern Cape surfers have been named in a six member team to compete in the 2013 ISA World Surfing Games in Santa Catalina, Panama next month. Port Elizabeth star female surfer Faye Zoetmulder is joined by St Francis Bay legend Dale Staples in the team with Etienne Venter of Jeffreys Bay selected as the Manager/Coach. The six member team was named by an independent sub–committee of the Board of Directors of Surfing South Africa also features Shaun Joubert (Mossel Bay), Mike February … [Read more...] about Local Surfer off to Panama to represent South Africa
Who wants to surf with Catherine Grenfell?
On Wednesday the 27th of March, Billabong South Africa together with 5FM DJ, Catherine Grenfell, will host a surf clinic at Pollock beach in Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay for less fortunate children in the city. This forms part of Billabong's long term mission to develop junior surfing in South Africa and to ultimately get children off the streets and into the surf, helping them build careers and even represent their country through the sport. Top 5FM DJ, Catherine Grenfell, who is also … [Read more...] about Who wants to surf with Catherine Grenfell?
Free surfing lessons for the girls
Billabong Girls, together with The Herald and Weekend Post, Revlon, and Saltwater Girl magazine will be offering free surfing lessons with all the girls receiving certificates of completion from well-known surfer Shannon Ainslie and his Surf Life surf school. Yoga lessons, beaches games, creative corners, a nail bar where girls can have their nails done in the latest designs as seen on the stars such as Katy Perry and Halle Berry and all of this alongside some of the professional Billabong Girl … [Read more...] about Free surfing lessons for the girls
PE Surfer’s Near Perfect Score
Eastern Province surfer, Matt McGillivray from Grey High School, achieved was was arguably the best wave of the recent 2011 Hurley SA Junior Championships in Durban when he scored a 9.9 to win his U15 quarter-finals. "The waves are quite tricky out there," said Matt after his heat. "I was lucky to catch that one. I could see that it was going to go all the way through so I managed to do a few turns on the inside before setting up for the inside. I just went as hard as I can for the air, and … [Read more...] about PE Surfer’s Near Perfect Score
